The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-03
FULL OF FUN

-Sue--"What Is q fortress Lou
-"Why, Sister Sue, don't you know!
| A fore-trcss is bang"
Why shouldn't the pulled sleeves
of the ladies be adapted to mans chief
garment to prevent bogging at the
knees. "-Tsras Sy1ings.
"Fathcr. hope you won't buy any
more gunpowder tea for mother"
"Why notP' because every time
she drinks it she blows me up" go
to bed. sir.
He (of Boston, this world.
Miss Penn, we can not have all things
to please us. Even the rose has thorns.
She (of Philadelphia)-"Yes, Mr..
Waldo, and planked shad its bones.
-Judge-"Your time has expired.
hope shall not see you here again. ;"
Regular Customer-':Not see me
here againe Why, boss, amt going to
resign your posish, are youp'-1sd
Bits.
There is more pleasure in giving
than receiving" was the provcrb that
mother was trying to instil into a
youthful mind. "That's true about
castor oil, mother" was the answer
she got.-Golden Days.
"A Chicago youth arose In his
sleep and walked all over the steep
roof OF building without . mishap.
He said he dreamed he was playing
ball. and that the ball was knocked
over high fence. Detroit Free Press.
Isn't English good enoughP--
II there's any thing worse than hair
In the butter to make man swear.
Its the fearful French cackle,
Which no fellow can tackle,
That Is slung in swell bill Of fare
Hotel Mail.
"A possible tenant inspects cot.
tage to rent and inquiries about the
quality of the air. 1.-The airI' cries
the landlord, 1.-THE air is wonderful.
One becomes q centenarian quicker
here than anywhere else. "-Frencl
Fun. .....
VISITOR Be you Mrs. Bolivera"
Lady of the house-"I be!'' Visitor
''Waal, what's left Of your husban' g
layin' down back o tn rail-fence.
Didn't know but what you might use
him to sift flour through. They's been
feud, marm!" Puck
-"Do you admire paintings" she
asked Of Billy Bliven as they were
walking along together. INC" replied
Billy. Il can't say that I do. but if c
woman is so confoundedly ugly she
can't get along without it, of course
I'd advise her to 60 ahead. "-lier'
chant 1rareler.
"A dissipated man said to old DR..
johnson: you know, sir, drinking
drives away care. Would you not al.
low man to drink when it drives away
every thing disagreeableP' "Yes, il
he sat next to your growled the sturdy
old moralist.-M. y Ledger.
Mrs. Goldleaf. newly graduated
from very humble sphere in life. 10
fond Of using French word now and
then, and this she always does with
striking effect. As. for instance, in
speaking Of some duty her maid-scrvant
had left undone, she remarked, in a
light and airy manner: pauline is q
good servants very good servant
but must confess she is apt to be neg.
lige." -Harper's Bazaar.
The editor of the Grub Stake Cal.
Hope explains it thusly: I'VE must
apologize for the wretched appearance
of the Calliops this week. Our wife ar.
rived from the East early in the week,
and instead Of fighting it out with the
lady we married since coming to thi.
place they both fell upon us and
pounded lis very nearly into q Jelly.
When VIC explain that we write this
holding the pencil with our teeth. the
reader will readily see how impossible
Il waS for us to make this iSsue VIII nj